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Mainsail and sailbag from AKARANA
Mainsail and sailbag from AKARANA

Mainsail and sailbag from AKARANA

Datec 1987
Object number00001663
NameMainsail and sail bag
MediumEgyptian cotton
DimensionsOverall: 13716 x 8839 mm, 25.1 kg
ClassificationsVessels and fittings
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the New Zealand Government
SignificanceAKARANA is a yacht from the late 1880s designed and built to the tonnage rules for yacht racing. It has close connections to Australian yacht racing and recreational sailing from 1888 until the 1960s and is representative of the close ties between Australian and New Zealand yachting. AKARANA is also a rare Australian example of a design by Robert Logan, NZ, and shows his unique method of triple-skinned yacht construction.